cynosurenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsaɪ.nə.sjʊər/us/ˈsaɪ.nə.ʃʊr/literarya person or thing that is so good or beautiful that it attracts a lot of attention
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchantress
- gem
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- poster child
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- the real deal
- treasure
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Good and excellent things
Examples from literature
- After all, it was a great deal to be a son of a man who could so gallantly hold the position of a cynosure for three generations.
- Any king who will arise and carry out this task, he verily will, in the sight of God, become the cynosure of all kings.
- He was the cynosure of all eyes.
- The author's name became at once a cynosure the world over.
- The paces of the cob, the dazzle of the silver-plated harness, the fine lines of the cart, the unbending mien of the driver, made a glittering cynosure for envy.